Pad for horse-collars



(No Model.)

E.- L. McCLAIN.

BAD FOR HORSE GOLLARS.

No.259,'700. Patented June 20, 1882.

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UNITED 'STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

i EDlVARD L. MOQIiAIN, OF'PGREENFIELD, OHIO.

PAD Fen HoRsE-coLLARs.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,700, dated June 20, 1882.

Application filed April 24, 1882i (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. MCCLAIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenfield, in the county of Highland and State of Ohio, have invented a new; and use- .iul HorseGollar Sweat-Pad, of which the followingis a specification. l

My invention relates to that class jothorse} collar pads which are placed between-the col lar and the horses shoulders and are adjustably attached to thecollar and kuownas sweatpads.

The object of my invention is to producett sweat-pad fora horse-collar which can be easily and readily attached to or taken from the collar, and which can be fitted to collars varymg in size. t a 3 Figure 1 is a view of my sweat-pad: shown in connection with those portions of a horsecollar which will best illustrate the use of my improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, showing one of the steel springs as attached to the pad. Fig. 3 is a view of the section of the pad coincident with the plane touching the side of the spring, and is intended to show how the springs are attached tothe pad. Fig. 4 shows the gullet of the pad with the billetloop 1 for the choke-strap billet attached there to; 1

The pad proper is made so as to form an intermediate cushion between thecollar and the horses shoulders and of a size such as to entirely isolate the collar from all portions of the horses shoulders. The surface material is made of suitable coarsely-woven material, such as bag-cloth, which, besides. absorbing moisture, will be permeable to air. The pad is plain, with the exception of a fore; wale ioir small roll, to, and is stulted with llEillWfllldltS stitched in the usual manner.

The sweat-pad, as just described is not claimed as a new invention. My improve ments consist in the addition of springs s ,s and choke-strap billet-loop b. The top ends of the pad sides or bodies are adjacent the withers of the neck, and are provided with elastic springs--steel-which areso made as to be capable of being opened and then clasped around the body of the sides ot'thecollar. Thus one end of a spring is so curved as to partly encircle the fore wale or small roll of the curved elastic clasps or springs.

the collar and to hug it so closely as to keep out of the way of the hame, and the other end is so curved as to similarly partly encircle and hug the after wale or body side of the collar and yet not interfere with the hame. Such construction will enable the pad to be easily and readily attached at its top ends to the top ends of the collar, and also will permit of attachment at variable positions along the sides of the collar, so that it can be easily fitted to collars of different sizes.

The choke-strap billet-loop l is intended to serve to attach the gullet of the pad to the gullet of the collar, while permitting the billet otthe choke-strap to encircle the g'ullet of the collar and not that of the pad, and hence be isolated by the pad as a cushion from coming in contact with the horses neck.

Where no choke-strap is used a billet can be used to keep the pad in position at the ghllet, or the loop need not be employed, as the springs will keep the pad fast to the collar.

1n the figures, P indicates the pad G, the collar; to, the forewale of the pad; 8 s, the elastic springs; Z, the-choke-strap billet-loop; b, the choke-strap, and r r the rivets used to attach the springs or the loop to the pad,

In Fig. 3 the method of attachingthe springs to the pad is shown, and also the shapes of As may be seen, the rivets r 1' pass entirely through the pad and springs s s in such a manner as, while securing the springs to the hotly of the pad,,at the same time serve to bind the two sides. of the body of the pad firmly together, and hence make that part of the pad to which the springs are attached extra strong and firm; but it would not deviate from my invention to passthe rivets through the surface material in contact with the springs alone, or to use a stiftening-piece on the inside or outside of said surface-piece, or between'the two surface-pieces, or both between and without said surface-pieces.

In Fig. ithe method of attaching the chokestrap billet-loop to the gullet of the pad by means of rivets is illustrated, and what is asserted in the preceding paragraph as to the attachment of the springs by means of rivets is true in reference to the attachment of said loop by means of rivets but at the same time other methods of attachipg the loop-as by collar pad, oi the springs s s and of the choke- 1o stitching-may, it desirable, be employed. I strap billet-loop l with the collar-pad, subthink leather the best material for said 100p. stantially as described, and for the purposes What I claim as new, and desire to secure set forth. 5 by Letters Patent, is-

1. As attachments to a sweat or other horsecollar pad, the elastic springs as substantially Vitnesses: as described, and for the purposes set forth. FRANK BLAZOR,

2. Thecombination,in asweat nrotherhorse- A. M. MAGKERLEY.

ED WARD L. MGCLAIN. 

